diff --git a/sample/publish.py b/sample/publish.py
index 60bed0fe43e0834cec3c6fa73d2c3413c4073203..8e5571530cf25510dc941d8cc0900699e385f6ba 100644
--- a/sample/publish.py
+++ b/sample/publish.py
@@ -10,24 +10,21 @@ MQTT_USER = ""
 MQTT_PASSWORD = ""
 
 MQTT_BROKER = "127.0.0.1"
-MQTT_PORT = 1883
 MQTT_VHOST = "/"
+WEBSOCKET = False
+SSL = True
 
-## To connect to the central MQTT-Broker of MQ-MS use the settings below.
-## Ask Mark Sanders (sdr) for personal credentials.
-# MQTT_BROKER = "wzl-mbroker01.wzl.rwth-aachen.de"
-# MQTT_PORT = 1883
-# MQTT_VHOST = "metrology"
+topic = "test"  # set topic to publish according to MQTT syntax!
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     client = mqtt.MQTTPublisher()
-    client.connect(MQTT_BROKER, MQTT_PORT, MQTT_VHOST + ":" + MQTT_USER, MQTT_PASSWORD)
+    client.connect(MQTT_BROKER, MQTT_USER, MQTT_PASSWORD, vhost=MQTT_VHOST, ssl=SSL, websocket=WEBSOCKET)
 
     while True:
         try:
             message = json.dumps({"value": [random.uniform(0, 5) for i in range(3)], "timestamp": datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z",
                                   "covariance": [[2, 0, 0], [0, 2, 0], [0, 0, 0]], "nonce": str(uuid.uuid4()), "hash": None, "unit": "MTR"})
-            client.publish("channel-001", message.encode("utf-8"), 0)
+            client.publish(topic, message.encode("utf-8"), 0)
             time.sleep(1)
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             break
diff --git a/sample/receive.py b/sample/receive.py
index 1315312004be614751601ad3ffc9de5c08f4080f..58ab8137587eac271f5a5299441a2ea44d4341a5 100644
--- a/sample/receive.py
+++ b/sample/receive.py
@@ -2,32 +2,25 @@ import time
 
 from wzl import mqtt
 
-logger = mqtt.root_logger.get('Receiver')
-
 MQTT_USER = ""
 MQTT_PASSWORD = ""
 
 MQTT_BROKER = "127.0.0.1"
-MQTT_PORT = 1883
 MQTT_VHOST = "/"
+WEBSOCKET = False
+SSL = True
 
-## To connect to the central MQTT-Broker of MQ-MS use the settings below.
-## Ask Mark Sanders (sdr) for personal credentials.
-# MQTT_BROKER = "wzl-mbroker01.wzl.rwth-aachen.de"
-# MQTT_PORT = 1883
-# MQTT_VHOST = "metrology"
-
-topic = "#"  # set topic to subscribe according to MQTT syntax!
+topic = "test"  # set topic to subscribe according to MQTT syntax!
 qos = 0  # set QoS according to MQTT specifications!
 
 
 def print_mqtt_message(topic, message):
-    logger.info("### {} ###\r\n{}\r\n".format(topic, message.decode("utf-8")))
+    print("### {} ###\r\n{}\r\n".format(topic, message.decode("utf-8")))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     client = mqtt.MQTTSubscriber()
-    client.connect(MQTT_BROKER, MQTT_PORT, MQTT_VHOST + ":" + MQTT_USER, MQTT_PASSWORD)
+    client.connect(MQTT_BROKER, MQTT_USER, MQTT_PASSWORD, vhost=MQTT_VHOST, ssl=SSL, websocket=WEBSOCKET)
 
     client.set_callback("PRINT", print_mqtt_message)
     client.subscribe(topic, qos)
diff --git a/src/mqtt/__init__.py b/src/mqtt/__init__.py
index 5919f59a911e0c66ab90c828762186d0dac38366..440b517c74b604707231027ab96b298bd5b3a178 100644
--- a/src/mqtt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mqtt/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-from .exceptions import MQTTException
-from .exceptions import ConnectionError
-from .exceptions import SubscriptionError
-from .exceptions import CallbackError
-from .exceptions import PublishError
-
 from .client import MQTTPublisher
 from .client import MQTTSubscriber
+from .exceptions import CallbackError
+from .exceptions import ConnectionError
+from .exceptions import MQTTException
+from .exceptions import PublishError
+from .exceptions import SubscriptionError
 from .logger import Logger
diff --git a/src/mqtt/logger.py b/src/mqtt/logger.py
index f924e93aa18be48f7f5baa981b8cf14e1edbe1bd..b9c2874cc57cc728097a62825949909768f21c8a 100644
--- a/src/mqtt/logger.py
+++ b/src/mqtt/logger.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class Logger(object):
         """Creates a basic logger for console/terminal and optional file output.
 
         Args:
-            filename: Name of the file the output should be logged to, file format can be ommited.
-            Current timestamp and file format is automatically appened to the given filename.
+            filename: Name of the file the output should be logged to, file format can be omitted.
+            Current timestamp and file format is automatically append to the given filename.
             If no, filename is given, the output is written to console/terminal only.
             path: Optional path to the logging file. If omitted, file is created at the current working directory.
             level: Specifies which information should be logged as specified by the python logging module.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Logger(object):
         Returns: A basic python logger with the given name.
 
         """
-        return logging.getLogger(name)
+        return self.root_logger.getChild(name)
 
     def set_logging_level(self, level: int, target: str = '') -> None:
         """Sets the logging level.
@@ -84,3 +84,6 @@ class Logger(object):
             self.console_handler.setLevel(level)
             if self._filename is not None:
                 self.file_handler.setLevel(level)
+        self.root_logger.setLevel(level)
+        self.root_logger.addHandler(self.file_handler)
+        self.root_logger.addHandler(self.console_handler)